Fenre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Fenrir, a shortening of Fenrisulfr, from *fen-hrís-ulfr (“wolf of the fen brushwood”). Another less likely theory is that Fenrir is older and coming from Proto-Norse *ᚠᚨᚾᛁᛉᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*faniʀijaʀ), *ᚠᚨᚾᚨᛉᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*fanaʀijaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *faniz, *fanaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²fɛ̝n.rə]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnrə

Proper noun

Fenre m

  1. (Norse mythology) Fenrir, a monstrous wolf, one of Loki’s offspring.
    Synonym: Vånagand
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